Work on a £30,000 revamp of a children’s play area at Market Bosworth Country Park has been delayed.

The new-look play area was due to have reopened on Monday March 24 but the finish date has now been pushed back to the end of the month.

By the beginning of next week, all the new equipment should be in place but newly-seeded grass areas will take some time to establish.

The seed has been sown within rubber grids in a bid to make it more hard-wearing.

A spokesman for Leicestershire County Council said: “The work on Market Bosworth play area is expected to be finished by the end of the month.

“The surfaces surrounding the play area have been seeded with grass and it will take some time for the seed to germinate before the scheme can be considered completely finished.”

He said the over-run of the work, which began at the end of February, would not mean council tax payers having to fork out more for the make-over.

“When we initially tendered for the project, quotes were submitted on fixed price basis for the duration of the construction work.

“There will be no additional costs to the council based on the length of time it takes to complete.”

Earlier this week a council spokesman admitted: “There were delays at the start, but the Easter holidays are not far away and we hope that the refurbishment of the play area will make the park more attractive and increase visitor numbers.”

For more about Market Bosworth Country Park visit www.leics.gov.uk/bosworthpark